25 Rooms Transformed Beyond Belief

Amazing room makeovers.

The most amazing room makeovers we've ever seen. This article originally appeared on House Beautiful

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The small dining room area off of the kitchen needed a stylish, modern look. Designer Abbe Fenimore added dark espresso hardwood floors, updated the lighting fixture, and brought in a color palette of black and white with pops of turquoise and yellow. She also added a glass-top table and metal dining chairs upholstered in turquoise Ikat fabric.

Oak cabinets and little light made the liveliest space in the home the least appealing. Designer Emily Hewett added a new island for extra counter space and added decorative feet and raised end panels to give it more of a furniture feel. All the appliances were replaced and upper glass-front cabinets were added for more storage and to balance the large window.

On the hit show, American Dream Builders, one team was asked to deal with a room that had a cookie-cutter look. The designers added personality-packed details to transform the rooms, such as dark cabinetry, a modern glass table, dining chairs with vibrant red accents, and a structural light fixture.

The drab and poorly-planned living room needed an overhaul on American Dream Builders. Designer Andrew Flesher made the whole space seem brighter by painting the beams white. Tufted furniture with elegant lines keeps things looking fresh, while a rug that's proportional to the space made a tremendous improvement.

Los Angeles designer Hillary Thomas is known for her powerful yet subtle use of colors, so it's no surprise that she was able to turn this empty dining room into a force of beauty. The plain walls have been replaced with bamboo-trellis wallpaper, comfortable and stylish upholstered dining chairs have been brought in, and floor-to-ceiling blue curtains add a lush feel to the entire room.

A dark kitchen gets a fresh, glamorous new look with some simple changes. Hometalk member Everyday Enchanting had a small budget, but a lot of elbow grease to make over her kitchen. By painting the cabinets white, adding architectural details with trim and tile, and building a kitchen island, the space became a multifunctional and stylish spot.

The master bedroom was always last on hometalk member Southern Revivals's renovation list. She decided that her bedroom needed to be an oasis, not the cluttered space it was. With just $500, she updated the space with faux board and batten wall treatment, bedding, and mixed modern and vintage pieces.

A living room in a Palm Springs mid-century modern house on American Dream Builders got a streamlined, cozy, and somehow edgy look — even with a neutral color palette. Large-scale art, a right-sized rug, and a healthy range of textures really adds to the cozy and sophisticated space.

The designers on American Dream Builders were challenged with creating an organized and open-plan kitchen for a client who works from home as a recipe designer. By opening the space to the living and dining areas and adding a wall of glass doors, the kitchen seemed much larger and less cluttered.

A post-industrial loft gets a cozy, masculine look from the designers on American Dream Builders. The loft's theme was all-American masculine, so the designers added a leather chair and stools, a dark blue-gray couch, a black coffee table, and a patterned rug, which were the right mix of masculine, comfort, and warmth. To balance everything out, flowy white curtains added some lightness to the space.

The entry in a young family's newly-constructed home in Atlanta, Georgia, looked cookie-cutter and bland. To give the space more personality, designer James Wheeler of J. Wheeler Designs decided to make a big statement by adding an eye-catching striped wall. He also added moldings for architectural interest, custom lighting, durable fabrics and furnishings (since there's a young child in the house), and abstract art to pull the room's modern look together.

Hometalk member Beneath My Heart's kitchen was small and closed in by walls. To solve this problem, she blew out two of the walls and created a large, open space. An island was added, custom cabinetry was built, and a black-and-white palette refreshed the room.

Designer T. Keller Donovan's bathroom had nothing memorable about it — until he got in there with yards and yards of indoor-outdoor fabric and some truly unique pieces of furniture. He updated the space in the classic color combination of blue-and-white.

The girls' bedroom on an episode of American Dream Builders was pretty "textbook." Designer Elaine Griffin transformed the room into something that the girls could grow with by adding dark wood floors, a pale yellow and white color combination, and an adorable play space.

A newlywed couple's Dallas, Texas, living room had good bones, but looked plain and unimaginative. Designer Abbe Fenimore's goal was to create a modern aesthetic that went with the new furniture and overall design of the house. To make the fireplace the focal point of the room, Fenimore added glass tile instead of installing a mantel. She then gave the fireplace a stainless steel frame and a clear glass interior, which makes the space more modern.

A laundry room was boring and beige with flat paint. Hometalk member Life on Virginia Street added new paint, new knobs, a bold chandelier, star decals, art, a runner, and spray-painted countertops to liven up the room and make it more cheerful for chores.

A bachelor's Atlanta, Georgia bedroom looked more like a standard guest room than a gentleman's retreat. Designer James Wheeler used a color scheme inspired by the pool and outdoor spaces just off the bedrooms. Dark woods and a custom headboard with a leather insert added a touch of masculinity.

Designer and home staging expert Cathy Hobbs transformed this bare living room into a warm sophisticated space. The best part? All the originally furniture in the room remained. She just got rid of a moveable wall, swapped artwork, and brought in even more furniture and accessories.

A bedroom with awkward tilted ceilings was transformed into a peaceful retreat by Cheryl Lynn Doyle in the annual DC Design House. Delicate aqua and mint tones are complemented by warm bursts of coral and peach in the room. And the fabrics and textiles are refined and luxurious without being overly fussy.

DC-based designer Victoria Sanchez was tapped to convert an awkward front room into a multifunctional dining and living zone in the annual DC Design House. She added a neutral palette with unique accents in her family-friendly design.

By brightening-up the trim and filling in the gaps with contemporary gilded wallpaper, husband-and-wife design duo Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller transform a stodgy room in the 42nd annual Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House into a vibrant library.

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